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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    A prisoner with a burst appendix claimed she was told to ride out painful and worsening symptoms - a nurse said was just a stomach bug
     16 February 2026
    A prisoner with a burst appendix claimed she was told to ride out painful and worsening symptoms - a nurse said was just a stomach bug
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    The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open
    15 Feb: The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open... more
    Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event
    14 Feb: Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event... more
    Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now we’re learning more
    14 Feb: The Y chromosome doesn’t seem to do much except determine sex – but its loss in older men might be linked to heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s.... more
    The Office of the Auditor-General's cleared Health New Zealand of claims it misrepresented Nelson Hospital's waiting list numbers
    11 Feb: The Office of the Auditor-General's cleared Health New Zealand of claims it misrepresented Nelson Hospital's waiting list numbers... more
    The Ovarian Cancer Foundation's sounding the alarm about our least survivable women's cancer
    11 Feb: The Ovarian Cancer Foundation's sounding the alarm about our least survivable women's cancer... more
    New insight into the risk of being overweight
    10 Feb: New insight into the risk of being overweight... more
    People are being urged to buy local tinned fruit, as imports from overseas flood the market
    10 Feb: People are being urged to buy local tinned fruit, as imports from overseas flood the market... more
    Hopes a new dialysis unit in Southland improves access to life saving treatment
    10 Feb: Hopes a new dialysis unit in Southland improves access to life saving treatment... more
    A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes
    10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes ++++++++++++++++
     18 Jan: Auckland University is taking aim at New Zealand's biggest cancer killer - by opening the country's first lung cancer organoid bank ++++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: A word of caution as calls grow to fund weight-management drugs +++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Biosecurity officials hunting Queensland fruit flies in Auckland - have found nothing after another weekend of precautions ++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Drug researchers say the collapsing price of methamphetamine has concerning implications ++++++++++++++
     14 Feb: Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event +++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Any weight loss drug roll out in New Zealand - would need to be done carefully +++++++++++++


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